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Ambassador S.Sukhbold meets with UNICEF Regional Director
PoliticsUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Mongolia to the United Nations S.Sukhbold met with Karin Hulshof, UNICEF Asia-Pacific and East Asia Regional Director, in New York, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs published Thursday.
Ambassador S.Sukhbold congratulated Karin Hulshof on taking over her new duty, and underscored that the Mongolian government gives priority to child protection and development issues. He emphasized that the UNICEF significantly contributes to these matters.
Karin Hulshof said she believes the UNICEF regional center will maintain the traditional close cooperation with the Mongolian government, and then briefed about regional priorities in the child protection and development fields.
To be adopted by the Executive Board in September 2016 in New York, UNICEF’s new Country Program Document for Mongolia in 2017-2021 will mainly focus on child survival and development, inclusive, healthy and quality learning environments, and equitable social policies and protective systems.
